Shuttle America Corporation

OST-04-17009 - Intent to Terminate Service at Bedford, MA

January 30, 2004

Notice of Intent to Terminate Service

Shuttle America intends to terminate all of its scheduled services atBED on or about May 1, 2004. Shuttle America currently operates one daily roundtrip flight and four roundtrip flights per day on weekdays (with the exception of one flight that is not operated on Fridays) between BED and Trenton, NJ (TTN) using Saab 340 aircraft.

BED is a short distance from Boston's Logan International Airport, a large hub airport, so the Bedford community will continue to receive more than adequate service. In any event, since the Department is prohibited from paying a subsidy for service to Bedford because Bedford is located within 70 miles of a large hub, the Department is precluded from prohibiting Shuttle America from terminating service after the end of the 90‑day notice period.

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060

Essential Air Service at Bedford, Massachusetts

Order 04-3-8
OST-04-17009 - Shuttle America - Intent to Terminate Service at Bedford, MA

Issued: March 11, 2004 | Served: March 16, 2004

Order Allowing Suspension of Service | Word

By this order, the Department is allowing Shuttle America Corporation, d/b/a US Airways Express, to suspend its scheduled service at Bedford, Massachusetts, effective May 31, 2004. On January 30, 2004, Shuttle America filed a 90-day notice of its intent to suspend service at Bedford effective May 31, 2004. 1 The carrier currently operates one daily round trip and four round trips on weekends between Bedford and Trenton using 34-seat SAAB 340 aircraft.

By: Karan Bhatia